Hudson said that his part in the production was “really chaotic,” but he was never really told why. He also bashed Columbia Pictures (now owned by Sony) for his low pay. “They couldn’t have paid me less money,” he said.

“I’m thankful to be a part of it and I don’t regret anything. But it wasn’t a barrel of laughs—it was a real challenge to keep my balance while I was doing that. I’m so thankful I didn’t follow my impulses and punch somebody! That experience forced me to be a little more responsible and look at this industry from a realistic perspective,” he added of his experience in the two original films.

“I know so much of this business is about how you’re perceived, and [the perception is that] certain people deserve to make outrageous amounts of money. Whereas other people who work just as hard and may have more credits are not thought of as deserving in that way and the studios are insulted they would even ask for it,” he said.

[I for one *loved* Hudson’s participation in ‘Ghostbusters’, and he’s great in other films and TV shows. It’s too bad that he didn’t feel appreciated by the studio and producers, but at least Hudson recognizes that fans really responded to him. Read it all to hear a very nice story about Bill Murray, too. — Ed]